Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 3AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 8 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 102 | 141 | 101 | 89 | 102 | 101 | 98 | 132 | 137 | 197 | 120 | 106 | 243 | 309 | 305 | 305 | 373 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:11PM1.27m | 10:24AM1.83m | 00:07AM1.24m | 10:59AM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM0.60m | 5:32PM-0.18m | 4:48AM0.72m | 6:20PM-0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 131 | 86 | 84 | 67 | 89 | 102 | 101 | 90 | 101 | 115 | 113 | 77 | 69 | 243 | 309 | 305 | 305 | 373 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 6 | S 13 | NW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 101 | 102 | 141 | 101 | 9 | 89 | 64 | 98 | 85 | 97 | 92 | 48 | 106 | 68 | 78 | 46 | 132 | 175 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 18 | SSW 12 | W 9 |
| kJ | 52 | 30 | 43 | 42 | 68 | 38 | 58 | 92 | 132 | 137 | 197 | 120 | 49 | 47 | 22 | 78 | 29 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 28 | 51 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 92 | 101 | 114 | 125 | 201 | 262 | 305 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 30 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 20 | 20 |
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